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US Marshals Nab South Jersey Fugitive Wanted In Fatal Shooting US Marshals Nab South Jersey Fugitive Wanted In Fatal Shooting
US Marshals Nab South Jersey Fugitive Wanted In Fatal Shooting A 20-year-old fugitive from South Jersey wanted in connection with a fatal shooting has been arrested by U.S. Marshals in South Carolina, authorities said. Nicholas Wahl of Burlington City is accused of fatally shooting Dysheem Bruton, 27, and accidentally shooting a 10-year-old boy last Friday, April 30, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Burlington Police Chief John Fine. Bruton, a city resident walking down Saint Mary Street, was pronounced dead after being taken to Virtua Willingboro Hospital. The motive for the slaying continues to be Wahl, who …

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South Jersey Man Gets 12 Years State Prison For Sex Attack On Woman In Alley South Jersey Man Gets 12 Years State Prison For Sex Attack On Woman In Alley
South Jersey Man Gets 12 Years State Prison For Sex Attack On Woman In Alley A 29-year-old man from South Jersey has been sentenced to 12 years in New Jersey state prison for sexually assaulting a woman in a Burlington City alley, authorities said.  John T. Lewis of Browns Mills, who pleaded guilty in February to first-degree aggravated sexual assault, must serve 85 percent of the sentence before becoming eligible for parole, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. The term, which was negotiated by the Prosecutor’s Office, was handed down on Wednesday in Superior Court in Mount Holly by Judge Philip E. Haines. As part of the sentence, Lewis wi…

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